From poverty to riches. From colonists and slaves to citizens with a vote. From a log cabin to the White House. All images of the United States of America.

How did people transform a nation to be a power house of business and democratic life? Thomas Jefferson and Abraham Lincoln established principles. Within the political frameworks, people like Earhart, Salk, Morse, Julian and Gilbreth did amazing things.

Each of the BioViews provides an insight into their contributions, as if they had been interviewed, but without purporting to use their words.